Tocopheryl-p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid ester

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to such a tocopheryl-pchlorophenoxyisobutyric acid ester as has functions of preventing and curing arterial sclerosis, also of effectuating betterment of lipid metabolism such as decholesterol and a process of manufacture thereof.

United States Paten [191 Shindo et al.

[ Mar. 4, 1975 TOCOPHERYL-P- CHLOROPHENOXYISOBUTYRIC ACID ESTER [75] Inventors: Hideyasu Shindo, Tokyo; Toshio Kumagai, Kawagoe; Kengo Dot, Miyoshi, all of Japan [73] Assignee: Kowa Yakuhin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo-to, Japan 22 Filed: Jan. 30, 1973 21 Appl. No.: 328,021

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data Feb. 4. 1972 Japan 47-12672 [52] US. Cl. 260/345.5, 424/284 [51} Int. Cl C07d 7/22 Primary E.\'aminer-John M. Ford Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Scrivener Parker Scrivener & Clarke [57] ABSTRACT The present invention relates to such a tocopheryl-pchlorophenoxyisobutyric acid ester as has functions of preventing and curing arterial sclerosis, also of effectuating betterment of lipid metalbolism such as decholesterol and a process of manufacture thereof.

1 Claim, No Drawings TOCOPHERYL-P- CHLOROPHENOXYISOBUTYRIC ACID'ESTER The present invention relates to a process of manufacture of such a tocopheryl-pchlorophenoxyisobutyric acid ester of a novel classification as has a superb function of antiarterial sclerosis.

Generally, a p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid ester is employed as a medicine for hyperlipoidemia, an arteriosclerotic disease, gruel-like arteriosclerosis, infarction ofthe myocardium, and the like resulting from by perlipoidemia, due to such efficacy thereof that removes cholesterol, triglyceride and phosphatide contained in the blood, reduces the viscosity force of blood plasma, and removes cholesterol in case coagulation of the blood is exasperated as well, until it is recognized to display superb efficacy. For all that, ethyl-pchlorophenoxyisolmtyric acid ester that has come to be frequently employed recently still has such a defect that it is anything but recommendable for continual use for a long period since it produces such ill effects as gastroenteric troubles, including sickness at the stomach and diarrhoea, as well as liver trouble.

Meanwhile, tocopherol has a powerful vasodilating function, a powerful antiarterial sclerotic function and a powerful liver protective function, as well as the functions of vitamin E.

Having an eye to this point, these inventors discovered that an ester obtained by having tocopherol and p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid react on each other had such superb functions that prevent and cure arterial sclerosis, also effectuate the betterment oflipid metabolism such as decholesterol. virtually free from harmful after-effects, and confirmed through experiments on animals that the said ester proved far better in terms of these purposes than the case of medicating tocopherol and p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid ethylester mixed with each other.

The present invention is what was completed from these viewpoints, and relates to a process of manufacture of a novel compound of tocopheryl-p chlorophenoxyisolmtyric acid ester by the combination of tocopherol with p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid by the employment of such a generally known esterifi cation operation as an acid chloride process or an acid anhydride process.

The tocopherol employed in the above-mentioned process is a-tocopherol of the formula (Iii-I H C Z0i-COO 3 1 yand B-tocophcrols.

The tocopheryl-p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric CH 3 (CH H(CH acid ester of a novel property obtainable by the application CHH 3 cLQmi-coo below in a concrete manner by way of the following examples:

EXAMPLE 1..

5 20ml of benzene is added to 10.8g of pchlorophenoxyisobutyric acid, 18g of thionyl chloride is dropped therein, and surplus thionyl chloride is removed by the application of distillation under reduced pressure in the wake of heating and return current for minutes. A solution of 10g of dl-ot-tocopherol in a mixed liquid of 20ml of benzene and of4ml of pyridine is added thereto by dropping, while cooling, it is filtered after agitation for 3 hours in the room temperature, the filtrate is concentrated in the current of nitrogen, an unsolved part is removed by adding 100ml of benzen, the benzen layer is washed with n-HCL, n-NaHCO,, and water, then it is dehydrated by anhydrous sodium sulfate, thereafter concentrated under reduced pressure, now an orange-brown-colored oily matter is obtained. By refining it through column chromatography, 9.0g of yellow transparent oily dlatocopheryl-p-chlorophenoxyisobu'tyric acid ester was obtained (62% in yield).

(1, Lose A: 270mg and 365m,u (alcohol solution) max.

The elementary analysis value to be C;,,,H,-,,,O,Cl.

Calculated value (/r) C: 74.67, H: 9.48, Cl: 5.65 Measured value (/1) C: 74.75, H: 9.81, C]: 5.75

EXAMPLE 2..

20.7g of anhydride p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid and 10g of dl-a-tocopherol are agitated in 50ml ofpyridine at 90C for 4 hours. Upon completion of reaction, the mixture is filtered, the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure in the current of nitrogen, 100ml of benzene is added thereto, and unsolved part is removed, and the benzene layer is washed with n-HCL, nNaHCO and water, then dehydrated by anhydrous sodium sulfate, followed by concentration under reduced pressure, now an orange-brown-colored oily matter is obtained. By refining it through column chromatography, 9.5g of yellow oily dl-a-tocopheryl-pchlorophenoxyisobutyric acid ester was obtained (65% in yield).

CH (CH A: Max. 270mg and 365mg (alcohol solution) The elementaryanalysis value to be C;.,,H -,,,(),Cl,

Calculated value (/r) C: 74.67, H: 9.48. (l: 5.65 Measured value (/1) C: 74.73, H: 9.75, CI: 5.77 What we claim is:

l. a-tocopheryl p-chlorophenoxyisobutyrate of the formula CH CH 3 (CH2) ma UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIGN Patent No. 3,869,477 Dated March 4, 1975 lnvmumr(s) Hideyasu SHINDO et al.

It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

The formula appearing between lines 47 and 54 of column 1 should read:

CH H3C 3 T CH3 (3H3 /CH3 5 (CI-I 3-CH (CH2) 3-CH (CI-I2) 3-CI-I Line 55 of column 1 under the formula should be deleted.

Signed and Sealed this Tenth Day of August 1976- gsmu Attest:

aura 0. Mason a. c. mass: ALL mam Arresting Officer (ammissioner ofPalems and Trademarks 

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